Three Monkeys onlineA new current affairs/arts magazine, published by writers in Ireland, Italy and Spain.The Leopard and the Fox - Tariq Ali and the BBC- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The year was 1986, the subject Pakistan and its military coup of 1977, and the outcome a thoroughly British case of cold war sponsored censorship by the BBC. Tariq Ali discusses with Three Monkeys Online the circumstances behind the censoring of his drama The Leopard and the Fox, the dramatic rules for 'faction', and the current state of the BBC.http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/articletariq_ali_bbc_censorship.htm The making of a monster - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Literary monsters are metaphors for our own deep fears. Little wonder, then, that one of literature's most famous monsters has been depicted differently throughout his illustrious career. Stephanie Lawless compares and contrasts representations of Shelley's monster from the page, stage, and film worlds.http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/articleshelley_frankenstein_making_monsters.htm Cold War Psychohistory in the Scottish Psyche- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The very essence of the cold war was dividing the world into blocs, of 'us' and 'them'. Strung between Stalin and Gorbachev, things should have been different at the start of the 21st century, but new conflicts and new enemies have appeared in a sadly familiar pattern. Alistair McIntosh, in a paper delivered at a conference on Soctland's experience through the Cold War argues that we need to examine 'psychohistory' to shake off our cold wars.http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/articlealistair_mcintosh_psycohistory_scotland_cold_war.... Who Killed Roberto Calvi- (Found July 2, 2008 ) One of the most mysterious murders of Italy's murky Cold War history was that of Roberto Calvi, the head of the Banco Ambrosiano, and the man dubbed 'God's Banker' because of his business relationship with the Vatican. A Rome jury has recently acquitted five men charged with his murder. Journalist Philip Willan discusses the Calvi case with Three Monkeys.http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/articleroberto_calvi_banco_ambrosiano_vatican.htm Poland's Problem with Eco-Terrorists- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The route of a bypass in an underdeveloped corner of one of Europe's lesser 'developed' countries, Poland, has caused an argument with much wider ramifications. Horatio Morpurgo delves into the wider issues involved in the controversial Augustow by-passhttp://www.threemonkeysonline.com/articlerospuda_augustow_bypass_poland.htm |